Method of simultaneously embossing and printing.



G. H. MARSH.

METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUSLY EMBOSSING AND PRINTING.

' APILICIATION FILED O0T.19,1908.

936,335; Patented 0ct.12,1809.

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BQSSINCT AND IRINTING.

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Be it known that I. Giannini T citizen of the Failed Sit-iii Rahnay, in the eonnt wo'f tnion ano i of New Jersey, have inve and useful improve-men ll'ltllifinflflllfilj' An iil11I)l'G"5i()ll is then taken upon min thick card A: and an nnpresslon S i taken upon the platen sheet B, and upon a r T i 1 1 ;Al ,\,l, KY. ed certain new 5 border hn.

0515 of Sianil shee wt which indicates on the card position of the type Within The part of the card A within j e ni'inicil line or border 3 is then cut out, 1 haavn 3; an o iening, as indicated att, and l :-li(ll. ciit ontpieee a (or a similar piece a little thicker, say one pl thiolcei than piece a) pasted upon the platen sheet B within the printed line 01. lXH'LiQl' 3, directly over the HRPU that was printed within the same, in ineli rated in Figs. 4 and 5, so that ill aline in it ie n Embossing and is e speei The object. of my iriv'entio (jfil'tls, letter paper. ing matter, and Sill'lllli the embossed or raised sin or paper and to aeco printing with ordinal; chase or form nsn The manner 1 fully herei then partio-ni y poi.

Reference is t. ing tlifmlil 1 steps taken in I Ihe type form oni the press is then card A. so that the type Within will al' ie with the opening 4: said val'cl (see .i" 10.) The type are wherein. '1 lrinsenwl illlll the ti'ne \i'ithin the Masses 1 1 s s t" Figure L 153 a i "e pnsherl through the opening t oi. card set. to einbos an face View in a first steps; F line 3, in Fig the rust or table so that the printace of ml Ppe will he below type tilt l'f'tl. and the halanee of the type 1e form all remaining type high. The

crating a part that aitls the type :11 again locked in the chase and the im 5 i" a section th reef on tin. latte-1' with the. (illl'ki Ii in positlon as above 4-; 6 a view siiinlai. illiistiating a further step to ta 7 is a cross section on the line 7 Fig. 8 is a face YiGW illn. ing sheet used (luring pi-inn cross section on line i. 1t) a detail section thit illustrating the position of. print npon theen'ihossecl si a diagrammatic View of ci'iheil are secured in the press, whereby in printing position the type Within the bras. 'n'ill remain below type high, in line with the strip (1 upon platen sheet B. If pi'eii 'rerl. a relativel thin piece of paper npon platen sheet or: cloth r/ may he pasted" the strip a, as in Figs. 6 an i 7. The sheet (I also (at out a! 1 within the. border Hi, line 3 to correspond with the type Within J. a margin oi snitahle witlth 01 121g press equipped for the :l; is po ible H left hetneen the edges loossiiig and p int ng; F l ning amt the lioi'rlei' 5 (Fig. 8), and

of an einh and is: also eat out in line with any other 13 is a StifiIOfJ theieof on t a the 1 ha-in to he printed, as in- Fig.12. at F u i. such out out part be- Siinilai iltmltlill icawl at i in Figs. Q, and 9, to perre pontling pal in tln i???" to print through sheet C.

stoning that is to he sinniltaneoz on at least one tlairetoi' is set in illnstzaietl in hi secured to the grippern-esi ll. in such position I shoot Cn'ill, in the po- 1 when th im noi i. taken, alino the typ within the bra. es 2 and with miip upon the platen sheet B, and With in an other type. As a pron: tion against, wear. flllti lo pi t the iii-asses making imare tool-m in the 1 piwsio-nn: tie oel; to he embossed and Wm is then p pi'intetl lptsh 511) i) portion L 'lOl' iiisstiince a F g. 1, the typisuitable in; foini typo h k the press with the upon sheet C, piece of suit.

the type high brasses "2 printing the ieces of gummed clot raised surface of a sheet. The parts being fitted in the press, the Having now described my invention what card I to be printed is placed upon the I I claim is z platen H in usual manner lying over the 1. The method of simultaneously emboss strip a, and when the card is moved by the ing and printing consisting in setting type platen toward the type the strip a will push below type high within type high impressing the card through opening 0 of sheet C and brasses, applying a strip upon a platen sheet into the space within the brasses into conin operating alincment with the space within tact with the type within the brasses and the the brasses, applying ink upon such type co-action of the brasses with the strip CL while below type high, impressing a card or causes the card in line with such strip to be sheet by said strip into the space between bent and embossed by a single stroke simulthe brasses and in contact with the type taneously with the printing upon such emwithin the brasses to print upon the thus bossed {part otthe card as indicated genraised portion of the sheet, and protecting orally at J in Figs. 12 and 13. The sheet C the sheet from being printed by the brasses. at such time takes the impression from the 2. The method of simultaneously embossbrasses and thus protects the printed matter I ing and printing consisting in setting type from the ink applied upon such type high and brasses surrounding the type type high, brasscs by the inking roller. The margin 0'. depressing the type within the brasses below sheet C at openi g 0 aids in doing the emtype high, and maintaining all the type an bossing on the stock to be printed. During brasses .in such relation, attaching a strip such rinting any other type of the form upon the platen in operative alinement with will simultaneously print through the correthe space within the brasses, taking an imsponding openin s c of sheet G. pression upon matter to be, printed and While I have 1 .lustrated the simultaneous simultaneously raisinglsuch matter by causembossing and printing in one place only on ing the strip to push the matter between the 'to be embossed and printed, and placing cor- Q assess any similar piece of metal of suitable width and length and type high when standing on edge, adapted to be locked in the form surrounding the type to print upon the such as gurntned cloth, cut with and corresponding to sheet 0 and I may also atfingers by similar able.- cloth, through in line the openings in tech sheet G to the gripper brasscs against the typewithin'the brasses. 3. The method of simultaneously embossing and printing consisting in' setting type and brass-es type high with type within the brasses, taking an impression oit'ihe type an brasses upon a card, cuttin out the cart a card, it Wlll be understood that any desired number of embossed and simultaneously printed portions of the card or other paper ma be accomplished by arranging brasses around the type of such portions intended within .the impressionflof the br'asses, placing the type upon such card with the opening in the card alined with the type within the brasses, pushing said type below type high through the opening in the card, locking the said card in a the type beefor responding pieces a u on the platen, within such brasses eing pushed back low type high in the manner before scribed, and such type as are not to serve embossing will be left type high.

By means of my inyention it is not necestype and placing them and sary to produce embossing plates for any press, applying a strip to the platen corrematter to be embossed and printed upon the spending to the strip cut. out of such card embossed places, for by providin suitable and in operative alinement with the space brasses any esired matter can e set by within the brasses, applying aprepared sheet in connection with the printing of to grippers having opemngs cut out in line with the type "within the brasses, placing a card or sheet against the strip on tl aten, and then pushing the card or sheet through the opening in the gripper sheet and into the space within type in the usual manner, with the brasses surroundin thetype to print 'upon the embossed sur ace or surfaces, whereby such brasses may be used in various shapes.

Although'l have described my invention a card it will be understood that the same may, be

used for printing letter heads, bill heads, envelops, and any other desired printe the brasses mto contact with the sunken tygewithin the brasses.

Signed at ew York city, in the county 0: New York, and State of New York, this 16tl day of October, A. D. 19

GEO. H. MARSH.

to be raised or embossed with printing are upon such embossed surfaces. l Witnesses: While I havereterred to the parts 2 as MARIE F. WAINRTGHT,

vbrasses it will be understood that-I mean l T. 1*..Bounnn. 

